Ezra 5:8
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Be it known unto the king,.... This seems to have been the usual form of beginning a letter to a king in those days, Ezr…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Great stones - literally, as in the margin; i. e., stones so large that they were rolled along, not carried. Others…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
With great stones - They are making a very strong and a very costly building.
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezra 5:3-17
We have here, I. The cognizance which their neighbours soon took of the reviving of this good work. A jealous eye, it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the province of Judea R.V. the province of Judah. On -the province" see Ezr 2:1. The A.V. gives the title -Judea", which…
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